The Music and the Peanuts Go 'Round and 'Round

I awoke to a huge, noisy thunderstorm and a phone call. It was Karen. Another client had a sudden interview out of town that was going to run over. She wouldn't make it for our appointment, and she'll be on vacation next week and won't be able to do it then. We just won't be able to get together until next month after my vacation, then. I haven't really been doing all that great with finding anything on Indeed anyway.

Finished Treasure Island, then got moving around 10 AM. Watched Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood while I had breakfast and got organized. Daniel draws a picture and writes "I love you" for "Something Special for Dad." His mother takes him to the post office to see how it's delivered. Dan and Dan Sr. knows that Mrs. Tiger loves banana bread. They go to Baker Aker to help them say "I Love You, Mom" with her favorite treat.

Headed out for a short errand run after that. By 10:30, it was cloudy, humid, breezy, and slightly cooler than yesterday, but not raining. Headed to Family Dollar first. Didn't find what I was looking for there, but I did pick up a bag of red, white, and blue tortilla chips and Peanuts by Schultz: School Days, the latter of which was half-off. (The chips proved to be excellent, thick, crunchy, and just salty enough. I don't think they were real blue chips - they looked dyed - but they still tasted good.) 

Found what I was looking for at Dollar General. I wanted their cheaper generic brand Propel-style hydration drink mix. The seasonal aisle had it in grape and a new Sonic Limeade. Picked up that and a pecan log, which I haven't had in ages, and was off again. I checked out mouthwash at CVS, but their prices weren't very good.

Stopped at the pretzel shop on the way home. Yes, they had the stuffed cheesesteak pretzels in. I bought one of those, two regular pretzels for later, and a can of Diet Pepsi while two other people waited for their larger order.

Put on Press Your Luck when I got home. They finished up their Back to School week for teen contestants with four young women totally dominating the game. In the first show, the one boy (who didn't look more than 13) Whammied out early in the second round. The girls played well and kept switching turns, until the one with braces finally hit a Whammy. The other girl won a speedboat and a Windjammer Caribbean cruise. 

The second show was almost identical. Though the boy lasted a little longer this time, he still was out by mid-way through the second round. The sophisticated senior girl who won picked up limonene rides to a fine restaurant in Los Angeles' Chinatown and Knott's Berry Farm. 

Let it run into Split Second while I made the bed and did chores. The women dominated here, too. The four-time champ got a run for her money from a young student who also did photography and calligraphy, but she easily made it through the Countdown Round. She finally managed to guess the right number for the car, too. The women absolutely killed in the second game as well. This time, one lady just managed to get through the Countdown Round...and to her shock and mine, she guessed the right number for the car on her very first try!

Switched to The Five Pennies after Split Second ended. I go further into another big band biography, this time with Danny Kaye playing early band leader Red Nichols, at my Musical Dreams Movie Reviews blog.

The Five Pennies

Moved on to the Peanuts after the movie ended. This is another collection of super-short episodes taken from a French-made Peanuts series released in 2014. Most of them repeated gags seen in the specials, but there were some unique plots and titles. Peppermint Patty likes numbers well enough, but not math "Problems," gets really into her "True or False" test, and asks Charlie Brown if she's good enough for a beauty pageant in "Eye of the Beholder." Curly-locked "Frieda" gets her chance at the spotlight when she begs the gang to look after her cat and encourages Snoopy to chase rabbits. Snoopy gets criticism from Linus and Lucy on "A Novel Idea." We see how Linus and Lucy reacted to "The Last of the Bunch" being born, and how they helped Re-Run out as he grew older.

Worked on writing next. I went back and added a scene where Kathleen gained the rabbit's trust by helping its foot out of a snare. Later, Mother Nature explains that snow sorceress Lady Jacqueline's spell will only allow him to change into his human self at night.

Watched Match Game Syndicated during dinner. Big George Kennedy was the one who did really well with "__ Movies" in the Head-to-Head. Later on, Richard Paul defends Judy Landers' answer. Near the end of the episode, Charles gets to play "__ Too Late" with the audience.

Finished the night listening to more big band music on one of my recently-acquired CD sets. Best Loved Bands of All Time is a 4-disc Readers Digest collection. In the Mood featured beloved bands in general, with songs like "Tangerine" by Jimmy Dorsey, "I'm In the Mood for Love" by Louis Armstrong, "Ballerina" by Vaughn Monroe, and the title song by The Glenn Miller Orchestra. Soft Lights and Sweet Music specifically covers bands from the 1930's. Favorites here include "I Can't Get Started" by Bunny Berigan, "Three Little Fishes" by Kay Kyser, "Moonglow" by Cab Calloway, and "Whispers In the Dark" by Bob Crosby.

(Oh, and while it showered lightly on my way home and early in the afternoon, it hasn't done anything since then. In fact, the sun came out around 5 PM.)